VIA PRESS RELEASE | Vol. 11: 1989 of On Record, a comprehensive series of awardwinning books celebrating popular music from 1978 to 1998, has just been published. “I’m thrilled and grateful to see this 21-book series arrive at the halfway point,” says author and Colorado Music Experience director G. Brown.
Vol. 11: 1989 rounds up the year’s major releases, from Tom Petty’s first solo album to Roy Orbison’s final effort, even the first recording of a Russian rock musician with a Western label, as well as ascending pop-metal bands (from Mötley Crüe to Warrant) and alternative-rock acts (The Cure, Pixies), plus the best in jazz, blues, adult contemporary, and other genres.
Marking more than 50 years as one of America’s foremost popular music writers, G. Brown has interviewed more than 3,000 musicians, ranging from superstars to one-hit wonders in every genre—pop, rock, country, and hip-hop to punk, folk, alternative, and beyond.
Each edition overflows with rare, powerful and informative editorial photographs from Brown’s personal archive of close to 15,000 images amassed over decades. These beautifully crafted, reader-friendly volumes, presented in a lively, engaging style, invite perusing at any point within the book.
“When G. Brown writes about you, his readers give you a chance. They listen. G.’s trusted voice is a big reason I have an audience. I’m forever grateful to him for including me in his writing over the years and to be a part of his On Record series,” says Lyle Lovett, Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and actor.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | G. Brown has navigated the world’s musical landscape for decades as a journalist, broadcaster and historian. He contracted with The Denver Post for 26 years, interviewing more than 3,000 musicians—from Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen to Bono and Kurt Cobain. Published in numerous national magazines including Rolling Stone and National Lampoon, Brown also covered music news and hosted and programmed for myriad Denver-based radio stations.
He is the author of Red Rocks: The Concert Years, a comprehensive history of America’s most iconic outdoor music venue, as well as Colorado’s Rock Chronicles and Telluride Bluegrass Festival: The First Forty Years. He was the founding director of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame beginning in 2011; he then launched and now oversees Colorado Music Experience, a non-profit cultural and educational organization dedicated to preserving musical legacies. Proceeds from On Record book sales benefit CoME.
